Default Text Editors in RHEL Minimal | Generated by AI
In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), particularly in a minimal installation (the default for servers and lightweight setups), the only text editor available out of the box is vi, provided by the vim-minimal package. This gives you a basic, compatible implementation of the classic vi command for editing files in the terminal.
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vim(the enhanced version with more features, syntax highlighting, etc.) is not installed by default. You can add it withsudo dnf install vim-enhanced. - Nano and Emacs are not included in the minimal install. They are available in the repositories but require explicit installation:
- For Nano:
sudo dnf install nano - For Emacs:
sudo dnf install emacs
- For Nano:
This keeps the minimal install lean (around 200-300 packages total) to prioritize security and performance. If you’re doing a full desktop or server install (not minimal), more tools might be pulled in depending on the selected environment.
Getting started with Nano (Red Hat)
Why RHEL has two vim installed by default?
RHEL 9 Package Manifest